Swing Low Sweet Chariot Chords by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Tempo:
96.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Swing Low Sweet Chariot chords
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Swing low, [Eb] sweet
[Bb] chariot, coming for to carry [F] me.
Swing [Bb] low, [Eb] sweet [Bb] [Gm] chariot, [F] coming for to carry me.
[Eb] I
[F]
[N]
[Bb] looted my soul, [Eb] and wandered [Bb] the sea, coming for to carry [F] me.
Oh, [Bb] sweet [Eb] chariot, [Bb]
[Gm] coming [F] for to carry [Bb] me.
Oh,
[Eb] sweet [F] [Gb]
chariot, coming for to carry me.
[Abm]
[Bb] Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry [F] me.
[Bb] Swing low, sweet chariot, [Gm] coming [F] for to carry [Eb] me.
Oh, I'm [F]
[Bb] on my way now, [Eb] and so [Bb] are you, coming for to carry [F] me home.
And [Bb] all the people, they're coming home to me, [Gm] coming [F] for to carry [Eb] me.
Oh, [Bb] [Eb] yes, I'm just a poor, lonely [N] soul.
[Bb] Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry [F] me home.
[Bb] Swing low, sweet chariot, [Gm] coming for to carry [Eb] me.
Oh, carry
[Bb] me [Ebm] home, [Bb] carry me home, [F] take me home, [Bb] carry me home.
[F]
[Bb] [C]
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry [G] me home.
[C] Swing low, sweet chariot, [Am] coming [G] for to carry [F] me home.
[N]
[C] Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry [G] me.
Oh, carry me home, [C] carry me
[Am] [G] [F]
[C] home, take me home,
[G] take [C] me home.
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Swing Low Sweet Chariot chords, Practice these chords sequence - Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb and Gm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 48 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 96. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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_ Swing low, [Eb] sweet _
[Bb] _ chariot, coming for to carry [F] me.
Swing _ [Bb] _ _ low, [Eb] sweet _ [Bb] _ [Gm] chariot, [F] coming for to carry me.
[Eb] I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[Bb] looted my soul, [Eb] and wandered [Bb] the sea, coming for to carry [F] me.
Oh, _ [Bb] _ sweet [Eb] chariot, _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] coming [F] for to carry [Bb] me.
Oh, _
_ [Eb] _ sweet _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _
chariot, coming for to carry me.
_ [Abm] _
[Bb] Swing low, _ sweet chariot, _ coming for to carry [F] me. _ _
[Bb] Swing low, _ sweet _ chariot, [Gm] coming [F] for to carry [Eb] me.
Oh, _ _ _ _ I'm _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ on my way now, [Eb] and so [Bb] are you, _ coming for to carry [F] me home.
And [Bb] all the people, _ they're coming home to me, [Gm] coming [F] for to carry [Eb] me.
Oh, [Bb] _ _ [Eb] yes, I'm just a poor, lonely [N] soul.
[Bb] Swing low, _ sweet chariot, _ coming for to carry [F] me home.
[Bb] Swing low, _ sweet _ chariot, [Gm] coming for to carry [Eb] me.
Oh, _ _ carry _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ me [Ebm] home, [Bb] carry me home, [F] take me home, _ [Bb] _ _ _ carry me _ _ home.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Swing low, _ sweet _ chariot, coming for to carry [G] me home.
[C] Swing low, _ sweet _ chariot, [Am] coming [G] for to carry [F] me home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [C] Swing low, sweet _ _ chariot, coming for to carry [G] me.
Oh, carry me home, [C] _ carry me _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] home, _ take me _ home, _ _
_ [G] _ take _ [C] me home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album The Star and the Wiseman is this song, written by Sam Cooke.

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